Sharps loving Army; line drops below key number

The pointspread for the lone game on the FBS board today has dropped below a converted touchdown at most online books where Navy sits as a 6.5-point favorite over Army as of 8 a.m. ET Saturday morning.

"This game has really represented a strong public vs. sharp split with Navy getting the attention from the betting masses and Army drawing the sharps to play," says Bryan, a spokesman at betDSI.

Army is searching for its first win over Navy since 2001 and this marks the first time the Commander in Chief Trophy is on the line in this game since 2005. Both squads beat Air Force, setting up this winner-takes-the-hardware matchup.

"The current bet count is 2-to-1 in favor of Navy based on that public action," says Bryan."However, the money is reversed with a 2-to-1 ratio in money risked favoring Army based backed by the sharp opinion. The line which opened at Navy -8.5 has moved to -6.5, demonstrating the current betting activity from the sharp side."

Neither side has much to write home about in terms of covering the spread this season. Navy is 4-7 against the number while Army is just 3-8. Navy is 7-3 ATS during the 10-game winning streak over Army, though.

It's not much of a surprise to see this total drop to 55.5 after opening at 57 or 56.5 at most spots. The last six meetings have played under the total and Navy's over/under mark is 3-7 this season.

The Sabres were expected to move players at the trade deadline, but sending their top goaltender to the Islanders appears to be a rather curious move. Buffalo had already moved Jhonas Enroth to Dallas in exchange for Anders Lindback, who began his career with the lightning.

Lindback has been brutal this season, posting a record of 0-7-0 with a 3.95 GAA in seven starts with the Stars. He seems to be the most likely candidate to start tonight in Tampa. In the event that the Sabres choose to press Johnson into action, he's not been that sharp either, coming off a loss to Carolina that saw him surrender five goals on 41 shots.

Tampa owns the NHL's most potent offense, averaging over 3.3 goals per game. That could spell disaster for the Sabres who own the league's worst defense, surrendering more than 3.3 goals per game.

Tampa has won it's last three versus the Sabres, totaling a dozen goals in those three games. We should expect Lightning to strike in Tampa tonight.

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